07-10-2025 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii.
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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Gift Distribution
Another new location has been announced for the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Shiny Koraidon & Miraidon distribution.
In Germany & Austria, you will be able to get it at Smyths Toy Superstore until October 15th 2025. Like other countries in Europe you need to show your home menu on the Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 to receive a code
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Pokémon Masters EX - Story Event
The "Move Candy Challenge" Event has begun a run in Pokémon Masters EX. This event features a Daily Battle to complete missions to earn rewards culminating in a Move Candy reward. It runs until October 25th 2025.
We're currently compiling all details in our Move Candy Challenge event section
06-10-2025 01:00 BST / 20:00 EDT by Serebii.
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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
The error with the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 7 Star Tera Raid Battles has now been resolved. As such, you can now participate in both game's raids through online communication. Due to this, if you have already caught a Roaring Moon or Iron Valiant from 7 Star Raids, you'll be able to catch them again
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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Registration for the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Terastal Cresdcendo event is now live. This competition is a Double Battle competition where you send 2 Pokémon only into battle, one of which has to be Koraidon or Miraidon
Registration is open until October 12th at 23:59 UTC while battles run from 00:00 UTC on October 10th to 23:59 UTC on October 12th.
This competition also gives 300 Dragon Tera Shards, 300 Fighting Tera Shards, 300 Electric Tera Shards and a Master Ball to all players who complete 1 or more battle

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Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO event has been announced. This is the Halloween 2025 Part 1 event and is due to run from October 21st at 10:00 to October 27th at 10:00 local time and adds Poltchageist & Sinistcha into the game, alongside Shiny Sinistea
There will be a special GO Pass: Halloween 2025 during this event with various unlocks:
Tier 1: 2x Catch Candy & GO Pass Deluxe: 3x Catch Candy
Tier 2: Increased chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for catching Pokémon with Nice, Great, and Excellent Throws
Tier 3: 2x Candy for transferring Pokémon, Increased chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for transferring Pokémon GO Pass Deluxe: 3x Candy for transferring Pokémon
Zorua, Hisuian Zorua, Greavard & Sinistea spawn in the wild
Galarian Yamask, Sinistea and Poltchageist are in 1 Star Raids
Alolan Marowak, Hisuian Typhlosion & Hisuian Samurott are in 3 Star Raids
Yamask and Phantump will be in 1 Star Shadow Raids
Sableye, Yamask, Zorua, Hisuian Zorua, Litwick, Vullaby and Phantump will be in Field Research
There will be new stickers in the game as well as a Polteageist hat in the style shop

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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Halloween Pass has been announced. This Pass will be available from October 21st through November 2nd and has a free and paid element. On November 1st & 2nd there's no limit to the points you can earn
During this pass, you can get encounter with Rotom and other event Pokémon, Stardust, Experience, Poké Balls, Candy and more for free.
If you pay for the Deluxe pass, you will get more encounters, Candy Xl, Rare Candy XL, Premium Battle Passes and a special teatime pose

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N Concert x Pokémon
A special Classical Concert tour is happening in Japan to celebrate the NHK Symphony Orchestra's 100th anniversary. Amongst these concerts is a special 4 day concert tour featuring Pokémon music to celebrate Pokémon's 30th anniversary.
Friday, August 21, 2026, 7:00pm Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
Saturday, August 22, 2026, 3:30pm Kyoto Concert Hall
Sunday, August 23, 2026, 2:00pm The Symphony Hall, Osaka
Monday, August 24, 2026, 7:00pm Across Fukuoka Concert Hall, Fukuoka
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Pokémon TCG Pocket - Drop Event
The next Pokémon TCG Pocket event is now live. This event is the latest Drop Event which features special Solo Battles with various rewards and missions to complete. It adds numerous new Promos into the game including the Raichu ex Promo card. It runs until October 16th 2025
We're currently compiling all details in our Raichu ex Drop Event event section.
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Pass: October has started rolling out.. This will run from October 7th at 10:00 local time through November 4th 2025. As before, a free track is available for all players who gain access, or you can purchase to get even more rewards
The Pass will include encounters with Pokémon like Terrakion, as well as Stardust, Candy, Poké Balls, and if you purchase then you'll get more Poké Coins.
We have begun compiling all details for Pokémon GO Pass October including encounter rewards and items
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Pokémon Sleep
The latest major Pokémon Sleep event, the Sleep Style Discovery Week Part 2 event is rolling out. This event runs until 03:59 local time on October 3th 03:59. This event features boosts to spawns of Sleep Styles you have not already obtained in order to earn enough to unlock Amber Canyon on its release next week.
We have all details to our Sleep Style Discovery Week Part 2 Event Page
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Pokémon Sleep
The latest Pokémon Sleep Good Sleep Day event is starting to roll out. This event runs from 04:00 local time today until 03:59 local time on October 9th and features bonus Drowsy Power and Pokémon Experience for every Sleep Research that begins during this time period. This will give *1.5 Drowsy Power on October 6th and 8th and *3.5 Drowsy Power on October 7th
It also features increased spawns for Cleffa, Clefairy & Clefable
We have all details to our Good Sleep Day Event Page
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Pokémon Café ReMix
The Pokémon Café ReMix Slowpoke's Bistro event is now live. This is a Team event that focuses around the Pokémon Slowpoke's Great Chef outfit, offering a means to obtain and power it up with cookies by earning points by completing stages. It runs until October 11th 2025
We're adding full details to our Slowpoke's Bistro event page
Alongside this, a new Special Pass is available in the game store to obtain Glaceon
05-10-2025 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii.
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Pokémon Masters EX - Ranked Damage Event
The fifteenth Pokémon Masters EX Ranked Damage Event is now live. This event, Super Sparring, has you face off against one of three battles in order to earn points by inflicting high amounts of damage on the opponent.
We're currently compiling all details in our Super Sparring event section

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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the one hundred and forty-ninth entry into the Generation IX competitive field with a Paldea Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writer Mestorn. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the ninth generation.
It resembles a certain Pokémon introduced in a paranormal magazine, described as the offspring of a Hydreigon that fell in love with a robot. It's possible that Iron Jugulis, an object described in an old book, may actually be this Pokémon.
So, here it is, the one hundred and forty-ninth Pokémon, Iron Jugulis
04-10-2025 01:00 BST / 20:00 EDT by Serebii.
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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Gift Distribution
Gamestop have confirmed that there is a restock of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Shiny Koraidon & Miraidon codes at stores across the US starting today. Unlike the code cards at the start of the event, these are printed on receipts but there is said to be a per-store limit.
In addition to this, EB Games in Canada has also confirmed that a restock of codes is coming.
These codes are available until October 15th 2025 while supplies last
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Pokémon Masters EX - Story Event
The "Perrin's Photo Requests" Event has begun a run in Pokémon Masters EX. This event features special missions giving rewards based on taking photos with various sync pairs, with new tasks coming each day. It runs until October 18th 2025.
To tie in with that, a new EX Fair Scout is available to get the Sync Pair of Perrin & Hisuian Growlithe
We're currently compiling all details in our Perrin's Photo Requests event section

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Pokémon GO - Raid Day
The newest Mega Evolution focused Raid Day is rolling out in Pokémon GO. For three hours in each region, Mega Metagross will appear in Raids on each Gym in the area, adding Mega Metagross into the game.
With this, you will get up to 5 extra Raid Passes from Gyms and can participate in up to 20 Remote Raid a day. You will also have a higher chance of finding shiny Metagross after completion of the raid.
A paid ticket is also available that gives increased experience as well as another 8 additional free Raid Passes from Gyms.
It runs from 2pm to 5pm in your local time.
We have full details on our Mega Metagross Raid Day page

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Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO event is rolling out in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Indonesia, and Singapore.. This event is the Dancing in the Moonlight event which runs from 10:00 local time on through 20:00 local time on October 8th. This event is a special one featuring spawns of Clefairy every hour, as well as Timed Research
We are compiling full details in our Dancing in the Moonlight event section
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Pokémon Café ReMix
The latest bingo panel is now live for Pokémon Café ReMix's currently running event. This panel gives a number of tasks which, if completed, give you Mimikyu's Stylish Spooky outfit. These need to be completed before the event ends on October 11th 2025
We have full details in our Mienshao's Happy Halloween event page
03-10-2025 01:00 BST / 20:00 EDT by Serebii.
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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
The latest Tera Raid Battle event is now live in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. This is the Mighty Roaring Moon and Mighty Iron Valiant event. This event has Roaring Moon appearing in 7 Star Raids with the Dragon Tera Type in Pokémon Scarlet and Iron Valiant appearing in 7 Star Raids with the Fairy Tera Type in Pokémon Violet. As with all past 7 Star Raid events, players can only catch one of each of these Pokémon from raids per save file
Alongside this, all prior Paradox Pokémon are available in 5 Star Raids in their respective games.
This event runs until October 12th 2025 at 23:59 UTC
We're currently compiling all details of the event so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 01:25: We have updated our section with full details of this Tera Raid Battle Event.
At present it appears you cannot enter the opposite game's raids. We currently don't know if this is intentional or otherwise
Edit: The Pokémon Company has confirmed this issue and are currently investigating

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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Gift Distribution
Another new location has been announced for the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Shiny Koraidon & Miraidon distribution.
First, in Brazil, the codes will be given at the Brasil Game Show in Sao Paolo at the Nintendo booth from October 9th through 12th. Gregorio Games is also carrying codes
In Zurich, Switzerland, the codes will be available at Softridge stores throughout the country from now until October 15th 2025. Like other countries in Europe you need to show your home menu on the Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 to receive a code
In the Netherlands, you'll be able to get codes at Intertoys stores.
Edit @ 20:58: In Mexico, GamePlanet will be distributing codes from tomorrow, October 4th, at 11:00 local time

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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
The next Pokémon Center birthday distribution has been announced. From November 1st 2025 through October 31st 2026, if you go to a Pokémon Center store during the month of your birthday, you will be able to get a code to get a Fidough in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and an Audino in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. To get this, you need to take your Nintendo Switch to the store to show you have the game. If you don't, you can redeem them in Pokémon HOME. With the Pokémon HOME distribution, you will receive Fidough directly into Pokémon HOME but for Audino you will receive a Wonder Card with a serial code to redeem in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

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Pokémon TCG Pocket
It has also been announced that certain stores in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are to give codes to get 24 Pack Hourglasses for TCG Pocket. This campaign runs from October 24th 2025 while supplies last
US: Gamestop, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Five Below
Canada: EB Games
Australia & New Zealand: EB Games & JB HiFi
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Pokémon HOME
It has also been announced that for the first time, if you go to a Pokémon Center during your birthday month, you will also be able to get a special Pokémon Center Birthday 2025-2026 medal in Pokémon HOME which features Fidough and Audino
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Pokémon HOME
A second Pokémon HOME medal has been revealed. This medal will be available at the special Pokémon Mini Concert in Suzuka, Mie. Attendees can enter a lottery to get to the concert from today until November 2nd and the concert is available on November 24th 2025. There are only 300 people able to enter each concert and all will be able to scan t he NFC area to get the medal
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PokéToon
The latest PokéToon from the second series is now available. This short is called I Can't Take My Eyes Off Kangaskhan and features the story of a girl who wants to be a battle commentator and creates a diorama with her family Kangaskhan
We have added details and an embed into our section for this short
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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Battles have begun for the latest Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Online Competition. This competition is the Grand Challenge 2026 II competition and runs standard Regulation H rules.
Battles run from 00:00 UTC on October 3rd to 23:59 UTC on October 5th.
This competition also gives 10,000 League Points to all players who complete 3 or more battles and players enrolled in the Pokémon Championship Series can earn Championship Points for ranking.

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Pokémon GO
This year's Festival of Lights event has been announced for Pokémon GO. This event will run from October 18th at 10:00 local time to October 23rd at 20:00 local time in India only
During this event, players have 2* Catch Stardust and 2* Incense Duration.
Ponyta, Chinchou, Volbeat, Litwick, Morelull and Tadbulb will spawn more on Incense
Pikachu wearing a saree and Pikachu wearing a kurta will be in 1 star Raid Battles
There will be Field Research tasks to get Pikachu
There will be a Collection Challenge to get a Premium Pass, Stardust and Experience
There will be branched Timed Research that gets stickers and encounters with Pikachu wearing a saree or kurta based on your choice.
02-10-2025 06:32 BST / 01:32 EDT by Serebii.
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A
A brand new trailer has been released for Pokémon Legends: Z-A. This is the special Overview Trailer which covers the various aspects of the game with a variety of new footage. It also further confirmed that weather is in the game showcasing a street with rain. It also shows that time will be shown as a dial alongside the minimap in the top-left
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A
A brand new trailer has been released for Pokémon Legends: Z-A. These are three small TV Commercials covering the three parts of the game: Exploring Lumiose City, the Z-A Royale and Rogue Mega Evolution Battles
We have added all three to our Pre-Release Trailer section
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Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO event has been announced. This is the Pokémon Legends: Z-A Celebration Event event and is due to run from October 16th at 10:00 to October 20th at 20:00 local time
During this event, Mega Raids will appear more frequently
There will be Timed Research that branches to give encounters with Chikorita, Totodile or Tepig with the seasonal background. The Pokémon you choose then will spawn more on Daily Adventure Incense
During the event, Meganium will know Frenzy Plant, Croconaw will know Hydro Cannon and Emboar will know Blast Burn
Lumiose City Outfits will also be available for free for all players

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Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO Raid Day has been announced. It will run on October 18th 2025 from 14:00 to 17:00 local time, focused on the Pokémon Mega Rayquaza
Players will get up to 5 more additional Raid Passes from PokéStops and an Event ticket will be live for 8 more Raid Passes, 50% more experience, 2* more Stardust and more Rare Candy XL
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Pokémon Masters EX - Story Event
As part of the "Perrin and the Diamond Clan" Story Event in Pokémon Masters EX, a new EX Fair Scout is available to get the Sync Pair of Mai & Munchlax, adding them to the game
We have all details in our Perrin and the Diamond Clan event section
01-10-2025 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii.
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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Ranked Battle Season 35
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Ranked Battle Season 35 has begun. This season features the second season of the Regulation J format which allows for you to use 2 Restricted Legendary Pokémon per team including Mythical Pokémon for the first time. This season will run until October 31st at 23:59 UTC
Alongside this, as Season 34 is now over, the rewards are able to be collected for all players
We've added all known details in our Ranked Battle Season 35 section including available Pokémon
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Pokémon GO
It has been confirmed that Pokémon GO is to add Gigantamax Grimmsnarl to the game in the Pokémon GO Wild Area events. In both the local event in Nagasaki and the global event next month, Grimmsnarl will be available in 6 Star Max Battles. There will also be Special Research in both events that includes an encounter with Gigantamax Grimmsnarl

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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Pass: September has been announced. This will run from October 7th through November 4th 2025. As before, a free track is available for all players who gain access, or you can purchase to get even more rewards
The Pass will include encounters with Pokémon like Terrakion, as well as Stardust, Candy, Poké Balls, and if you purchase then you'll get additional encounters and premium items. This month the pass will offer PokéCoins: 400 for free track and an additional 1000 on the paid track
At Rank 25 you will be able to open 40 gifts a day, receive up to 125 gifts a day and hold up to 30 gifts in your bag. If you get the Deluxe pass, you will be able to open 50 a day, receive up to 150 a day from PokéStops and Gyms and hold up to 40 in your bag
At Rank 50 you will get 2* Daily Adventure Incense duration
At Rank 75 you will get 2* Stardust & Experience from Eggs

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Pokémon x Natural History Museum
Tickets are now available for the Pokémon x Natural History Museum pop-up shop that will run from January 26th through March 22nd. This pop-up shop will feature unique Pokémon merchandise such as clothing and stationery alongside a special plush. Priority sign-ups are going out now with general public tickets being released later today. It is not a Pokémon Center and there's no Pokémon TCG on sale
We have all known details in our Pokémon x Natural History Museum section
Edit: All entry tickets are presently sold out.
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Pokémon TCG Pocket - Monthly Subscription
Pokémon TCG Pocket has started its new monthly run of Subscription Missions for players with the paid subscription. With this, the shop has updated with new Coins, Playmats, Sleeves, Display Boards & Binders featuring Lillie
Alongside this, a new mission is live that will give players with the subscription the Entei ex Promo
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Pokémon Masters
A new trainer has been added to Pokémon Masters EX's Trainer Lodge. From now on, if you have obtained Piers & Obstagoon already, you have the ability to invite them into the Trainer Lodge to befriend. If you get the Friendship Level to 100, you will now be able to get the new Sync Pair, Piers & Skuntank. We have updated our Trainer Lodge Topics page to include the points each topic will give you when you speak to Piers
Alongside this, a new Poké Fair Scout is now live allowing you to get the sync pair of Cynthia & Garchomp. This runs until November 1st 2025

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Pokémon Café ReMix
Pokémon Café ReMix has begun the next event. This event is the Mienshao's Happy Halloween event and adds Mienshao's Halloween outfit into the game. This event is a one minute cooking event. This event runs until October 11th 2025
Alongside this, a new Delivery Focus is live to get Yamper (Halloween)
We have begun compiling all details in our Mienshao's Happy Halloween event section
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Pokémon Café ReMix
Pokémon Café ReMix has added a new Monthly Goal Pass pass which offers a chear to get the Pokémon Drifloon, which has now been added into the game, as well as max out its Outfit Grade as you complete it throughout the month.
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Pokémon TCG Pocket
The latest Pokémon TCG Pocket Ranked Match season, Season A4b is now live. This is the seventh Ranked Match season where you work up the ranks by winning in battles against random players online. After the season ends, you will get Emblems based on your position. This season runs until October 27th 2025
We have full details of the Ranked Match season, including points required for each rank in our Season A4b section.
30-09-2025 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii.
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Pokémon TCG Pocket - Deluxe Pack ex
The new Pokémon TCG Pocket set, Deluxe Pack ex is now live in the game and so our coverage of this set is beginning. We're currently compiling full details of all the new additions to the game with this set so be sure to keep checking our section.
We have the full set list up on the site
We have updated the Coins, Playmats, Sleeves, Display Boards & Binders sections with all the new cosmetics available right now
We have added all the new Emblems and Themed Collections to the sections
We have also added all the new Solo Battles to the sections

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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Gift Distribution
Another new location has been announced for the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Shiny Koraidon & Miraidon distribution. This distribution is available at GameLife stores in Italy from today until October 15th 2025. To get it, you need to take your Nintendo Switch into the store and show that you have Pokémon Scarlet and/or Pokémon Violet on your Switch. You will then be given a code.
We'll continue to add more distribution details as they are announced
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Pokémon Masters EX - Story Event
The "Perrin and the Diamond Clan" Story Event has begun a run in Pokémon Masters EX. This event focuses on Arezu & Mai appearing on Pasio, alongside Perrin. It runs until October 18th 2025.
To tie in with that, a new EX Fair Scout is available to get the Sync Pair of Arezu & Hisuian Lilligant
We're currently compiling all details in our Perrin and the Diamond Clan event section
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Pokémon Café ReMix
Pokémon Café ReMix has announced the next delivery focus. Starting from tomorrow, October 1st 2025, Yamper's Halloween outfit will be added to the game. It has the Chewy Gummy& Coffee Ice gimmicks. We'll provide more details when the event goes live tomorrow
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Pokémon GO
The latest Pokémon GO is rolling out globally. This event is the Steel Skyline event which focuses around Steel-type Pokémon adding Duraludon to the game. It runs from 10:00 local time until October 7th 2025 at 20:00 local time.
We have compiled full details in our Steel Skyline event section
29-09-2025 01:00 BST / 20:00 EDT by Serebii.
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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
The next 7 Star Tera Raid Battle event has been announced for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. This event will feature a battle against a Roaring Moon with the Dragon Tera Type for Pokémon Scarlet and Iron Valiant with the Fairy Tera Type in Pokémon Violet. Both have the Mightiest Mark. It can only be caught once per save file.
Alongside this, Pokémon Scarlet players will have Great Tusk, Scream Tail, Brute Bonnet, Flutter Mane, Slither Wing, and Sandy Shocks in 5 Star Raids and Pokémon Violet players will have Iron Treads, Iron Bundle, Iron Hands, Iron Jugulis, Iron Moth, and Iron Thorns in 5 Star raids
This event will run from 00:00 UTC on October 3rd through 23:59 UTC on October 12th

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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Due to a clash with international online competitions, specifically the Grand Challenge II, the registration for the Terastal Crescendo competition has been postponed. If you previously registered, you will need to register again when it opens
Registration is open from 00:00 UTC on October 6th through October 12th at 23:59 UTC while battles run from 00:00 UTC on October 10th to 23:59 UTC on October 12th.
This competition also gives 300 Dragon Tera Shards, 300 Fighting Tera Shards, 300 Electric Tera Shards and a Master Ball to all players who complete 1 or more battle
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Pokémon TCG Pocket
A new update is live for Pokémon TCG Pocket. This update contains some bug fixes and changes for the game ahead of the set release tomorrow including functionality for parallels and more
Alongside this, the cards for the new set Deluxe Pack ex are also available and we're adding them into our database
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Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO event is rolling out in Asia Pacific regions. This event is the Steel Skyline event which runs from 10:00 local time on September 30th through 20:00 local time on October 7th and introduces Duraludon into the game
We are compiling full details in our Steel Skyline event section
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Pokémon Sleep
The latest major Pokémon Sleep event, the Buncha Berries Week Part 1 event is rolling out. This event runs until 03:59 local time on October 6th 03:59. This event features boosts to spawns of Berry specialist Pokémon and those with the Berry Burst Skill. It also introduces Natu & Xatu into the game.
We have all details to our Buncha Berries Week Part 1 Event Page
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Pokémon Café ReMix
Pokémon Café ReMix has announced the next event. This event is Mienshao's Happy Halloween and adds Mienshao's Halloween outfit into the game. It is a special visit event with one minute cooking stages. It runs from October 1st 2025
28-09-2025 01:00 BST / 20:00 EDT by Serebii.
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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
The next 7 Star Tera Raid Battle event has been announced for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. This event will feature a battle against a Roaring Moon with the Dragon Tera Type for Pokémon Scarlet and Iron Valiant with the Fairy Tera Type in Pokémon Violet. Both have the Mightiest Mark. It can only be caught once per save file.
Alongside this, Pokémon Scarlet players will have Great Tusk, Scream Tail, Brute Bonnet, Flutter Mane, Slither Wing, and Sandy Shocks in 5 Star Raids and Pokémon Violet players will have Iron Treads, Iron Bundle, Iron Hands, Iron Jugulis, Iron Moth, and Iron Thorns in 5 Star raids
This event will run from 00:00 UTC on October 3rd through 23:59 UTC on October 12th

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Pokémon UNITE
Pokémon UNITE has received a update which adds a variety of things to the game.
First, the Pokémon Mega Lucario is now available to obtain as a new unique Unite License. This character has one of its hold item slots taken by Lucarionite but has several changes
We're currently compiling full details for Mega Lucario in our Pokémon section for the game.

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Pokémon GO - Raid Day
The newest Mega Evolution focused Raid Day is rolling out in Pokémon GO. For three hours in each region, Mega Camerupt will appear in Raids on each Gym in the area, adding Mega Camerupt into the game.
With this, you will get up to 5 extra Raid Passes from Gyms and can participate in up to 20 Remote Raid a day. You will also have a higher chance of finding shiny Camerupt after completion of the raid.
A paid ticket is also available that gives increased experience as well as another 8 additional free Raid Passes from Gyms.
It runs from 2pm to 5pm in your local time.
We have full details on our Mega Camerupt Raid Day page

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Pokémon Café ReMix
The third and final bingo reward panel is now live for the Café Pop-up With Greavard event in Pokémon Café ReMix. This panel gives a number of tasks which, if completed, give you Greavard's Stylish Spooky outfit. These need to be completed before the event ends on October 1st 2025
We have full details in our Café Pop-up With Greavard event page
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Pokémon Café ReMix
The Pokémon Café ReMix event, Collect with Gholdengo, has made its repeated return. This event has Gimmighoul appear as icons in the stages. If you collect them, you can earn rewards including Gholdengo. It runs until October 1st at 05:59 UTC
We have details in our Collect with Gholdengo event page

In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the one hundred and forty-eighth entry into the Generation IX competitive field with a Hoenn Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writer Mestorn. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the third generation.
Loving to battle, this Pokémon pinches all Pokémon that enter its territory with its pincers and throws them out. A rough customer that wildly flails its giant claws. It is said to be extremely hard to raise.
So, here it is, the one hundred and forty-eighth Pokémon, Crawdaunt
27-09-2025 06:11 BST / 19:11 EDT by Serebii.
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Pokémon GO
Today is Day 1 of the Pokémon GO City Safari events that are running across the globe. This event will run from 10:00 local time to 18:00 local time and gives Timed Research to get Eevee in an Explorer Hat alongside a new Stamp Rally.
These events run in Bangkok, Valencia, Amsterdam, Cancun & Vancouver, with the contents being the same between all five.
We've begun adding details on each respective page.
26-09-2025 00:10 BST / 19:10 EDT by Serebii.
Be sure to check last Wednesday's update for our Pokémon Legends: Z-A Exclusive Preview. This update will be amended throughout the day so be sure to check back. If you have any ideas for the site, be sure to send them in.
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Gift Distribution
Today is the global start of the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Shiny Koraidon & Shiny Miraidon distributions. Throughout countries in the world, you will be able to get a code to redeem in Pokémon Scarlet for Shiny Miraidon and Pokémon Violet for Shiny Koraidon. This runs from today until October 15th
US: Gamestop
Canada, Australia: EB Games
Chile: We Play
Mexico: Liverpool Stores
The following countries also require you to bring your Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 and show them your home menu with the games
Japan: Pokémon Center, Other Stores
South Korea: Nintendo approved stores
France: Micromania
Spain: GAME
We'll add any further distribution locations as they're announced so be sure to check back
We have full details on these distributions in our Event Database

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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
The next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Online Competition has been announced. This competition is the Terastal Crescendo competition and is a Double Battle competition where you only use two Pokémon, one of which has to be Koraidon or Miraidon.
Registration is open from 00:00 UTC on September 26th through October 12th at 23:59 UTC while battles run from 00:00 UTC on October 10th to 23:59 UTC on October 12th.
This competition also gives 300 Dragon Tera Shards, 300 Fighting Tera Shards, 300 Electric Tera Shards and a Master Ball to all players who complete 1 or more battle
In The TCG Department
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Mega Evolution - TCG Set Release
Today marks the release of the Mega Evolution TCG Set. This set contains 180 cards of various Pokémon including the re-introduction of Mega Evolved Pokémon
Our Mega Evolution card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the full details of all cards in this set
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX
Pokémon Masters EX has added a new update will full details for the next month's events. We have added full details for all Sync Pairs added in this event including Perrin, Arezu, Mai, Lacey, Cilan, Chili, Cress & Piers
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Horizons - News
The final batch episodes for Pokémon Horizons Season 2: The Search for Laqua have been released on Netflix in the US and other countries where Netflix carries the show. This includes the next 11 episode of the season which focuses on Liko, Dot and Roy finally reaching Laqua
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Mega Voltage
A new episode title has been released for a coming episode of Pokémon Rising Again in Japan. This episodes is due to air on October 31st 2025.
Episode 115: Tera Shine! Blueberry Academy
In The Games Department
Pokémon UNITE
Two new pieces of Holowear hasvebeen released for Pokémon UNITE. The first is the Frontier Style Holowear for Zoroark. It costs 3590 Gems to purchase and has a unique animations for Unite Move, Scoring, KO, Move Effect, Returning and Movement
The second is the Neo Guardian Holowear for Cinderace which is obtained in a Treasure Chest campaign. It has unique animations for everything.
Both of these are Premium Holowear
Alongside this, the new Charjabug Scuffle mode is now live
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café ReMix
The Pokémon Café ReMix Epicurean Alcremie event is now live. This is a Team event that focuses around the Pokémon Alcremie Vanilla Cream, offering a means to obtain and power it up with cookies by earning points by completing stages alongside your team. It runs until October 1st 2025
We're adding full details to our Epicurean Alcremie event page
25-09-2025 06:19 BST / 01:19 EDT by Serebii.
Be sure to check yesterday's update for our Pokémon Legends: Z-A Exclusive Preview. This update will be amended throughout the day so be sure to check back. If you have any ideas for the site, be sure to send them in.
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In The Games Department
Pokémon TCG Pocket
The latest set for Pokémon TCG Pocket has been officially revealed. This set is called Deluxe Pack ex and will release on September 30th 2025. It will be available until October 30th 2025 and featured reprints of prior cards including new illustration cards. Each pack is guaranteed to have a 4 Diamond card or better. It will return in the future
This set also features Parallel holo cards
There will be a Raichu ex Drop event from October 6th through 16th, a Bonus Week in October 12th to 18th, a Shaymin Wonder Pick event from October 13th through 23rd and a Parallel Card Mass Outbreak Event from October 23rd through October 29th
We have created a page with all details for Deluxe Pack ex

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Pokémon HOME
The first Pokémon HOME event medal to be released outside of Asia has been announced. Today, at the special Pokémon Legends: Z-A x Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre event in Mexico City, Mexico, a special medal will be available for players with Pokémon HOME at the event. This medal is obtained through the NFC feature when at the event. This medal will only be available today during the event
In addition, a new Pokémon Center Pop-Up store has been announced in Hsinchu Big City in Taiwan from today until October 12th. This also has a unique medal
In The Games Department
Pokémon TCG Pocket - Mass Outbreak Event
A new Pokémon TCG Pocket event has begun. This event is the Water-type Mass Outbreak Event. This event is features special Wonder Picks as well as a special flair during the event for Water-type Pokémon. It runs until October 1st 2025
We're currently compiling all details in our Water-type Mass Outbreak Event event section
In The Games Department
Pokémon UNITE
A new mode has been announced for Pokémon UNITE. This mode is the Charjabug Scuffle mode and will release tomorrow, September 26th 2025. In this mode, you have to battle with opponents to hold the Charjabug, earning points as you hold it. The team with the most points and holding Charjabug for the longest wins.
We'll provide full details of this mode when it comes

In The Games Department
Pokémon Sleep
The next Pokémon Sleep event has been revealed. This is the Sleep Style Discovery Week Part 2 which will run from October 6th through October 13th 2025
During this event, Pokémon with sleep styles you have yet to receive will be more likely to appear
Pokémon of various Sleep Styles will also appear
Final Strength gains from dishes will also be boosted by 25%, and Mini Candy Boost will be available
It has also been announced that the Amber Canyon location will be available in game from November 6th 2025. It will require you to have obtained 450 Sleep Styles and Snorlax's Favorite Berries will be Chesto Berry, Lum Berry and Yache Berry

In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX
The monthly special event has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. For one day only each month on the 25th, the Pokémon Masters Day event will be held. This event will give you a variety of rewards for completion. A sync Grid Expansion has happened for Cynthia & Giratina, Bede & Galarian Articuno & Nemona & Scream Tail. A Triple Feature Masters EX Scout is available to get all three
We've updated our Pokémon Masters Day page with the details of this month's event.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sleep
Pokémon Sleep has added a small update with the data for next week's event including the addition of new Pokémon and the Buncha Berries Week evente
We have added all the location data and the data available for Natu & Xatu
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Pokémon UNITE
Pokémon UNITE has received a new patch in order to alter a variety of Pokémon with various adjustments to Pawmot to adjust it after a higher than anticipated loss rate. We've begun compiling all the changes of this patch in our Patch section
24-09-2025 06:09 BST / 01:09 EDT by Serebii.
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A
The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo recently invited us to have an exclusive play through of over an hour of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. As such, we were able to write a Preview where we could talk about everything we experienced, a brief dive into some of the mechanics and more. Be sure to check out our Pokémon Legends: Z-A Preview
We have also added a dozen Pre-Release Screenshots to our section
We also have recorded this preview in video format which can be found below

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Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO events for October 2025 have been fully detailed.
The Pokémon Legends: Z-A Celebration Event will run from October 16th - October 20th
The Halloween 2025 Part 1 event runs from October 21st - 27th
The Halloween 2025 Part 2 event runs from October 27th - November 2nd 2025
From October 7th - October 14th, Deoxys Normal Forme & Defense Forme will be in 5 Star Raids with Mega Sceptile, Mega Blaziken and Mega Swampert
From October 14th - October 21st, Deoxys Attack Forme & Speed Forme will be in 5 Star Raids with Mega Mawile & Mega Salamence
From October 21st - October 28th , Genesect, Genesct Douse Drive and Genesect Shock Drive will be in 5 Star Raids with Mega Houndoom & Mega Absol
From October 28th - November 4th, Giratina will be in 5 star raids with Mega Gengar, Mega Sableye and Mega Banette
From September 29th - October 5th, Beldum will be the focus of Max Battles
From October 6th - October 12th, Drilbur will be the focus of Max Battles
From October 13th - October 19th, Bounsweet will be the focus of Max Battles
From October 20th - October 26th, Gastly will be the focus of Max Battles
From October 27th - November 2nd, Woobat will be the focus of Max Battles

In The Games Department
Pokémon UNITE
Previously announced to release on October 3rd 2025, it has been confirmed that Mega Lucario is to be available in Pokémon UNITE a few days early on September 28th 2025. Currently no further details have been given for Mega Lucario's inclusion but we'll provide more details as they come so be sure to keep checking back
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café ReMix
The latest bingo panel is now live for Pokémon Café ReMix's currently running event. This panel gives a number of tasks which, if completed, give you Gengar's Stylish Spooky outfit. These need to be completed before the event ends on October 1st 2025
We have full details in our Café Pop-up with Greavard event page
Alongside this, a new Pass is available to purchase that rewards many items including Gengar's Flower Power outfit. It is available until October 16th
In The Music Department
Pokémon Legends: Z-A x Hearts2Hearts
As part of a collaboration for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the K-Pop group Hearts2Hearts has released their new song Pretty Please. This song's video includes a variety of Pokémon imagery including fireworks and more. The song is to be used for advertising Pokémon Legends: Z-A in South Korea.
We have added full details for the song, including an embed of the music video, to our Pretty Please page
In The Music Department
Pokémon Music Collective
The latest song for Pokémon Music Collective, Lucky, has been released. This song is by GwGw and Non, the voice actor of Haru in Pokémon Concierge, and produced by KANA-BOON. It is the latest of several available songs. It is available on most music platforms in Japan.
We have added full details for the song, including an embed of the music video, to our Pokémon Music Collective page
In The Pokémon Department
Poké Lids
Another set of new PokéLids have been introduced, this time in the area of Nagasaki. This PokéLid features Ampharos, the ambassador for the prefecture, alongside many other Pokémon including Flittle and Squawkabilly
We have updated our Poké Lids section with these new Poké Lids and locations. These are also being made available as Pokémon HOME medals
23-09-2025 06:36 BST / 01:36 EDT by Serebii.
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Pokémon HOME
It has been announced that to celebrate the Pokémon Wonder Island event happening on Jeju Island in Sotuh Korea in October, which includes many activities including a Pokémon GO Stamp Rally, a special medal will be available in Pokémon HOME for players. This will be available from October 2nd to October 26th 2025
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The latest Pokémon GO is rolling out globally. This event is the Completely Normal event which focuses around Normal-type Pokémon adding Dudunsparce to the game. It runs from 10:00 local time until September 21st 2025 at 20:00 local time.
We have compiled full details in our Completely Normal event section